Jealousy - A character flaw

Aside from jealousy, being the obvious character flaw, a jealous child is actually a bore. Unable to appreciate the accomplishments of others, diminishes a child’s vision not only of others, but of themselves as well. Loving parents, I’m certain, would not want to diminish their own child’s vision of themselves and the world around them, so it’s essential that we as parents, engage our children to participate in congratulatory praises for the positive accomplishments of others. Concluding that parents lavish congratulatory praises upon their children, it should be relatively simple to teach children to pass congratulatory praises along so that it extends above and beyond their family circle. Eradicating jealousy will not only extend your child’s vision of what they - like their peers, can accomplish; facilitating the art of congratulatory praises will fine tune their leadership skills as well. Preparing future leaders is reason enough to abolish jealousy. Albeit some will conjure jealousy as a right of passage among children. However, we challenge you to look at the world around you to see for yourself, how jealousy in childhood permeates adulthood. Let’s act now to abolish jealousy before it’s too late, in the lives of our future leaders. BWrightParents

Parents - DARE to CARE

Wake Up All The Children: No more sleeping in bed . . .it’s time to

teach the children to learn a new way . . .

We wish to extend a special thank you to Dr. Charles Stanley for the heartfelt message that he delivered during his sermon on Sunday. The delivery of his sermon included the harsh realty that very young children, specifically toddlers and preschoolers face when entering a school environment.

During this sermon Dr. Stanley urged parents to equip their children with spiritual armor, needed to prepare them for the unethical environment that awaits them behind school doors. He urged parents to beware, and to take time out to do what is needed to ensure their child’s well being.

We thank Dr. Stanley for his message, because his message is the very essence of why we blog to you. And we ask that our blog parents take a moment to acknowledge Dr. Stanley‘s message for themselves (click here http://www.intouch.org), and we ask that you join us as we strive to guide schools, teachers, parents and preschoolers to an ethically higher ground. BWrightParents

Compassion 101 - is it on your child's syllabus?

Generate Compassion = Compassionate Generation

Teaching toddlers compassion should be as easy as a-b-c, since most children get upset when another child is crying. Three simple words is a great start to fostering the compassion held in a child’s heart: Are you ok? Using the example of a weeping child, parents and teachers certainly do not want children to copy-cat crying behavior when there is no just cause, however we must choose our words selectively for a child who wishes to express empathy. If we do not choose our words selectively children will begin to turn a deaf ear towards a crying classmate, and others who may be in distress.

Generalizing for a moment that no one wants to teach children to have less compassion for their fellow mankind – it would be nice if children were encouraged to continue their nature of showing support for their cohorts, by at minimum, suggesting to a weeping cohort that it’s going to be all right .

If children are given permission to become less than compassionate human beings, this behavior can spiral into their adult life. Let's not allow children to have less compassion for their fellow mankind. Is Compassion 101 a part of your child’s early childhood curriculum, or are you noticing less than compassionate behavior from your child, and accepting such behavior as the norm? and further, which compassionate behavior does your child model from you? BWrightParents

Does your child believe in God?

We ask our blog parents to ponder this question: does your toddler/child believe in God? How fortunate for my son and I that friends and family members advised me that the age of two was not to early to begin teaching my son the principles of God, so shortly there after, we began weekly Bible study. Moving forward, understanding Biblical principles, has laid an astonishing foundation for understanding what we deem at home as, good habits and bad habits. This understanding enabled us to navigate the various habits on display during our daily lives, and to ponder - what would Jesus want us to do? Oh what a window of opportunity for endless communication as we explore Godly principles in our daily lives, and how very grateful I am that I set this foundation in stone early. Given what goes on in the daily lives of our children, believing in God, and at a minimum, understanding the ten commandments is the very least we can do to help them navigate the sometimes confusing and conflicting path of preschool and beyond. So believe, and encourage your child to do the same. BWrightParents